GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Grand Rapids officials evacuated Westwood Middle School this morning due to a fire in the electrical control panel. All students and staff were uninjured, but school had to be dismissed.

John Helmholdt, communications director for Grand Rapids schools, said the students were taken to the Union High School auditorium. Westwood, located at 1525 Mount Mercy Drive NW, was dismissed at 9:15 a.m.

Busing was arranged for students who ride the bus. Parents were informed they could pick up their children after 9:30 a.m. in the middle school parking lot.

Information about the cause and location of the fire were not immediately available.

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